Energy company EDF has announced that its Heysham 2 nuclear power station in the UK has reached a significant generation milestone, positioning it to become the country's most productive nuclear power ...

The Heysham 2 nuclear power station’s Unit 8 in the UK broke a world record for continuous operation of an advanced gas cooled reactor. “This is a fantastic achievement and is testament to the ...

Station Director of Heysham 2 Martin Cheetham on the uniqueness of the UK's fleet of advanced gas-cooled reactors, the prospect of a life extension and a possible future with small modular reactors.

Unit 2 of the UK's Heysham II nuclear power plant was taken offline today for a scheduled maintenance and inspection outage, setting a new world record for the uninterrupted operation of a commercial ...

Residents reported hearing a loud bang and a large cloud emanating from Heysham 2 nuclear power plant. A large cloud of steam and a loud bang at a nuclear power station was "no cause for concern", the ...

The historic Heysham nuclear power station in England has returned one of its reactors to service after completing a planned maintenance shutdown. Heysham 1’s staff and contractors embarked on an ...

The Lancashire plant, owned by EDF and first connected to the grid in 1988, reached the record milestone over Christmas. It has generated nearly 311 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity during its 37 ...

The restart follows planned maintenance work, which included exchanging two gas circulators, and also swapping two of the turbine rotors. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Lancashire Evening ...

Heysham 1 is due to stay open until 2026 following a previous extension last year Energy firm EDF has revealed an ambition to extend the lives of its two nuclear power stations in Lancashire even ...